Discover the five basic steps to creating a beautiful, thriving low maintenance yard that’s good for you and the environment.
Garden designer Greg Butler will teach you how to transform your yard into a beautiful, healthy and low maintenance landscape using five basic natural yard care steps.
Plant right for your site.
Build healthy soil.
Practice natural lawn care.
Practice smart watering.
Think twice before using pesticides.
Greg will show you how truly easy it is to create a garden where plants thrive, and bugs are helpful, giving you more time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Learn about the best plants to use in your Yakima Valley garden, plus, the fundamentals of garden design. Greg will also provide you with alternatives to harsh chemicals, offer watering strategies, cover the basics of building healthy soils, and give you tips on how to create beautiful low care lawns.
About the Instructor: Greg Butler is the owner of Design of the Times, a Seattle-based landscape design and consulting firm. Greg grew up in the Yakima Valley where he still visits his family regularly. Greg has been educating and entertaining gardeners of all levels of interest as a teacher, lecturer, and garden coach for nearly two decades, and he is also a member of several 12 step programs for the treatment of plant dependency.